The year 2011 will ostensibly witness the game-gadget companies making something special in terms of trying to get back customers that they have, in the last few years, been losing to the makers of sophisticated smartphones, which are fast becoming popular gaming platforms for most gamers.
Taking on the exceptional competition that the smartphone era is pronouncing for the portable gaming device makers, Nintendo will introduce its popular DS line's next model - the 3DS. The device will have a leading edge over the smartphones in the sense that it will boast three-dimensional (3D) graphics.
According to Wedbush Securities' analyst Michael Pachter, the 3D graphics of the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS will give the company an opportunity to entice gamers the way it did with its Wii console and its motion-sensing remote wand.